Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Butterick 6330 - Maxi Dress

Can I tell you I am in love? Yes, with my husband, my daughters, my two little guys and son-in-laws, of course. I have another love, this maxi dress, I love it so much.

The pattern is Butterick 6330, Sleeveless, pullover dress and pull-on jumpsuit/romper (fitted through bust) have blouson bodice, elastic waist, and back neck slit with button/thread loop.

I added 1 inch to the bodice and 2 inches to the length plus eliminated the back slit.

Let's talk about the fabric, Style Maker Fabrics' Jersey knit Stripe Coral/Black, which is amazing. Plus, a good knit is a knit which makes it easy to match the stripes at the side seams. I constructed this about 90% on my serger. The waist seam and the elastic casing were done on the sewing machine.

My elastic might be a bit a tad loose but I am shopping for a black belt. I will wear it with or without the belt. The dress does weigh a bit, which I noticed before I added the elastic, the armholes would pull down. Also, with the weight of the skirt, the elastic needs to be a bit tighter.

On this dress I didn't want to use my usual bias stripe for the neckline. I carefully cut the stripe for the widest black stripe and used that for the neckline.

The neckline was stitched in place on my coverstitch machine.

This dress was quick to sew but it is one of those amazing to wear garments.

After I took these pictures, hubby and I ran to Lowe's to get lights for the remodel, out for dinner and then a movie. I felt stylish and chic. I do need the perfect necklace for this dress, any suggestions?

I will plug a good friend of mine, Susan Senn-Davis for the necklace. Please look for Senn Designs on Facebook. She makes amazing jewelry in all lengths and will gladly do something custom for you - at a reasonable price. Right now she is making some long beaded necklaces with sari tassels or beaded tassels. They would look amazing with your beautiful dress.

Love your dress, Lori. I am about to order fabric for this dress and am wondering if you found you needed 3 yards, as the pattern calls for? It states 3 yards border print, but I am not using a border print, so am thinking 2 1/2 yards would be enough?